And, he adds, "It's not a coincidence"
According to Nye, people who say the Earth is relatively “young” are likely to mistake weather for climate, and seize on the news of snowstorms in the Midwest as proof that the planet is not getting warmer.
In a new book dealing with his debate earlier this year against creationist Ken Ham, Nye said he went through with it in order to call attention to Ham’s worldview for the sake of younger viewers.
“If we raise a generation of people, of science students, who don’t understand the fundamental idea in all of life science, then they are not going to be productive members of society,” Nye said. “They’re not going to be critically thinking voters, and they won’t contribute as much as they could. And it’s not a coincidence.”
Raising a generation of people who don't understand science does appear to be a goal of certain political groups and corporations, who also appear to have expressed interests in arcane Bronze Age religious value systems.
The last thing THEY need is more critical thinking.
No wonder they assail it constantly.